Child&#39;s vehicle



1,445,338. 6- E. MASTERS.

CHILDS VEHICLE.

FILED FEB. B. 1922. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Feb. 13, 1923, 1,445,338.

0. E. MASTERS.

CHILD'S VEHICLE.

FILED FEB.8,19Z2. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Feb. 13, 1923.

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CHARLES EVERETT MASTERS, OFDES MC'INES, IOWA.

onrnn s Application filed February To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that 1, CHARLES, Mss'rnns, a ;itizen ot thellnited States, residing at Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Childs Vehicle, of which the following a specification.

This invention relates to a child s vehicle, one of its objects being to provide a running gear utilizing three wheels and which may be provided with different kinds of bodies any one of which can be' mounted thereon to provide an attractive vehicle for the purpose designed.

A further object is to provide simple and efficient means for attaching the body to the running gear.

Another object is to provide. a head to which handle bars or a draft tongue can be connected, depending on the use to which the vehicle is to be put.

Another object'is to provide a vehicle which is light but durable in construction and can be manufactured cheaply.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combi nation and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood, that, with in the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred forms of the invention have been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the vehicle with parts assembled for use as a coaster.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33, Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4, Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5, Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a side elevation showing the parts of the vehicle assembled for use as a one seated conveyance to be drawn or pulled.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of another modification utilizing a box body and a seat.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the rear supporting wheels engagingthe ends of an axle 2 which VEHICLE.

8, 1922. Serial No. 534,967.

is journaled in the sides oi. an upstanding yoke Extending forwardly from the sides or" the yoke are converging strips 4 the front portions of whirh are fastened together to provide a tongue 5 the front end hich tor-lied as shown at 6. The con verging portions otthe strip i constitute a body supp-1 ting trains and are connected to the sid of the yolse 3 by braces 7.

tiecured in the fork G are separate strips r-ihich tilfiii isted so that their forward terminals are uperposed and have their bread faces in parallel planes. 1 The free ends oi. these strips 8 extend between cross strips 9 connecting th side strips 10 of the steering head of the vehicle. A front wheel 11' jOUl'DtVlQCl between the side strips 10 as shown.

-it the steering head. is to be turned by means of handle bars, a structure such as shown in Figures 1, 2 and used. This structure includes a bowed striplZ having terminal handles the middle portion oi the strip being attached to depending parallel arms 14 the free ends of which are re 0 duced as shown at 15 and inturned to provide studs 16. These studs are insertible through openings 17 in the side strips 10 an d secured to each oi? the arms 14: is a yoke 18 adapted to straddle the upper portion of one oi? the side strips 10. See Figure shown in Figure 3 the arms 14: can be connected by a cross brace 19.

Instead of operating the steering head by means of handle bars the lugs 16 can be sprung out of the openings 17 and the arms 14; removed. A draft tongue 20 having parallel strips 21 extending rearwardly therefrom. can be provided, these strips being inserted between the side strips 10 as shown in Figure 6 so that lugs on the strips 21 can be projected outwardly into the openings 17.

As before stated different kinds of bodies n'iav be mountedv on the running gear. It the vehicle is to be used For coasting, the body may be in the form of a suitablv shaped board 23 as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The broad rear end of the board rests on the yoke 3 while the front end rests on the strips 4. A centering lug 2& can be extended downwardly from the front portion of the board and between the converging strips 4: while a latch can be pivotally connected to the bottom of the board so as to swing under the yoke 3 and hold the board in position thereon.

Instead of: the board 23. a suitably constructed seat 26 can be mounted on the running gear, thisseat beingprovidedwith a latch 27 similar to the latch 25. A hanger 2 can be extended downwardly from the s at and below the strips 4 and supports a foot rest 29. i

Another modified construction shown in Figure 7- utilizes" a box body 30, held in place by a latch 31. If desireda seat 32 similar to seat 26 can be mounted on this body.

As shown in Figure 5 the board 23 has a recess into which a stud at is adapted to project, this stud being extended upwardly from. the yoke 3. Thus displacement of the body relative to the yoke is prevented. The same arrangement is to be employed in connection with all-types of bodies.

lVhat is claimed is l. The combination with the running gear of-a vehicle including a wheel supported yoke, a steering head, and connected strips secured to the yoke and steering head, of a body mounted on the yoke and strips, holding means projecting from the yoke and s ated in the body, and a latch for securing t 1e body upon the yoke and in engagement with the holding means.

2. The combination with a wheel supported yoke and a wheelsupported steering head, of forwardly extending strips connected to the yoke and steering head, an upstanding projection on the yoke, a body port for the body, and a latch for securing the body onthe yoke.

4;. The c m1bnat1on with a wheel supported yoke, a wheel supportedsteermg head,

and detachable means for turning the steer-V ing head, of a structure fixedly connected to the yoke and pivotally engaged by the steering head, a body mountedon the yoke and structure, a projection on the yoke for engagement with the body to hold it against lateral displacement, means for fastening thebody upon the yoke, and means; projecting from the forward portion of the body into the structureforcentering said portion of the body upon the structure.v

In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my own, I have hereto affixed mysignatureiin the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES EVERETT MASTERS. Witnesses:

C. H.,Bnoo1;, J; M. Knrrrrnnr. 

